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I went along to harold wood 8.12.9 and saw the Tangmere come through.
Only had my point and shoot camera but managed to get a couple of pics.
They are on Nob3y's folder.

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#8004

From: "ohpollocks" <don.tait@...>
Date: Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:26 am
Subject: Re: Giddy Hall, romford

ohpollocks

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Good morning Dawn,

Unfortunately, as Andy has already pointed out, the house no longer stands. The
hall that was demolished in the latter part of 1929/early part of 1930 dated
back to 1720 and replaced a much earlier dwelling which had been in existance
since at least 1452 when it came into the
possession of the Cooke family. However the manor of Gidea Park is far older as
there are records dating back to 1250/1 which show it as Gidiehulle (Gidea
Hall). The Cooke family held on to the estate until the death of Charles Cooke
who died in 1629. From that date it had a succession of owners until it was sold
to Alexander Black in about 1802
(this is where the name Black's Canal derives from). The estate, some 742 acres
in 1846, was held by the Black family until the death of Alice Black, widow of
Alexander Black, in 1871. From there it was put up for sale, part of it was sold
off to a development company but as this company failed in its plan to develop
the 500 acres that it owned the estate once again was released for sale. This
time,1893,however there were no immediate buyers and the house and estate
remained empty until 1897 when Herbert H. Raphael (later Sir Herbert H. Raphael)
purchased the property. However he did not live at the Hall and rented it out to
tenants. In 1902 he gave 20 acres of the estate to the people of Romford to be
used as an open public park in which was the estate lake this was and still is
known as Raphael Park. The Hall itself was used by the army during the First
World War after which the Gidea Park Golf Club retook the tenancy of the Hall
(they had been renting half of the Hall prior to the conflict)and used it as
their club house until it was demolished. Their present club house stands on
part of the site of the old Hall.

What were the names of your rellies Dawn and when were they at Gidea Hall as you
never know there may well be some information about them that can be found for
you or someone else maybe able to point you in the right direction.
don

--- In RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com, "swensen.dawn" <dawn.swensen@...> wrote:
>
> My name is Dawn Swensen and I have traced my ancestry to Romford, more
specifically, Giddy Hall.  I am wondering if this site still stands.  Thanks...
>

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#8003

From: Andy Grant <a.l.g.grant@...>
Date: Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:12 am
Subject: RE: Giddy Hall, romford

genie_alogist

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Hi Dawn,
	 If you mean the Hall itself, this was demolished in the 1930's to
allow redevelopment of the area. There are plenty of old pictures showing
the hall before it was demolished. However, as the occupants were fairly
well documented, I rather wonder whether the reference to your family meant
they lived in it, were a part of the staff or simply lived in the vicinity
of the hall (Gidea Park or Hare Street). Do an internet search for Gidea
Hall for more general information on the building.

Regards
Andy

-----Original Message-----
From: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of swensen.dawn
Sent: 26 December 2009 21:25
To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [RomfordHistory] Giddy Hall, romford

My name is Dawn Swensen and I have traced my ancestry to Romford, more
specifically, Giddy Hall.  I am wondering if this site still stands.
Thanks...



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#8002

From: "swensen.dawn" <dawn.swensen@...>
Date: Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:25 pm
Subject: Giddy Hall, romford

swensen.dawn

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My name is Dawn Swensen and I have traced my ancestry to Romford, more
specifically, Giddy Hall.  I am wondering if this site still stands.  Thanks...

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#8001

From: "Chris Allen" <chris.allen@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:51 pm
Subject: Re: Wishing all the best for Christmas

higgs192

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Yes the shopping. Setting off to get the bargains at the end of the market
time when it was practically given away - it was the only way we had fresh
fruit and veg when our garden produce had finished. Happy Christmas to you
too Peggy - hope its a good one.

-------Original Message-------

From: ohpollocks
Date: 24/12/2009 13:22:18
To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [RomfordHistory] Wishing all the best for Christmas

I would like to send Christmas greetings to all Romfordians, ex or otherwise
  and would wish a bright and hopeful New Year to all.

As for the site having waned. As Phil has already said it could just be the
time of year. I know that although I rarely post on the board I am looking
in and reading the content when ever I get the chance to do so but as with
everything in life it always seems that I am one step away from chasing my
own tail if you know what I mean.

The site, as I view it, is for many a contact place to relive old memories
of the market place, the flea pit and other places of their youth. For me it
is a place to read about how it was as many of the contributors speak of the
Romford before I was born or before I had a collective memory (which is why
I do not comemnt on most of the posts made).

My own early memories are made up of going to Romford with my parents via
the 174 from Harold Hill alighting at the top of the market where I would
stand amazed at the art work done by "Peter the painter" as I knew him of
his ships on cardboard, very naive in their execution but to me, as a child
they were master pieces, passing the removal firm at the top of the market
before disappearing into the old library and then out again to do the
shopping on the market before returning home.

Later, as I advanced into teenage years, I would accompany my mum to carry
the bags and trudging around the market throughout the different seasons of
the year watching the different wares being sold on the fruit and veg stalls
heralded in different periods. Tomatoes and salad items as well as
strawberries always for summer, blood oranges and pomegranates for christmas
  Now we can purchase these throughout the year but even the thought of the
last two takes me straight back to walking down South Street loaded with
bags filled with items for Christmas to the stand just beyond the railway
station to catch the 174 back to the Hill.

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#8000

From: "Chris Allen" <chris.allen@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:48 pm
Subject: Re: Re: "Final farewell to a much-loved stall-holder"

higgs192

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Happy Christmas to one and all and may you have a wonderful new year.

-------Original Message-------

From: colin f
Date: 24/12/2009 18:00:29
To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [RomfordHistory] Re: "Final farewell to a much-loved stall-holder"




--- In RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com, "Phil" <phil.steer@...> wrote:
>
> From this week's Romford Recorder:
>
> IT may soon be "the end of an era" for Romford Market's family-run
fish stall, after one of its founding fathers died last week.
>
> Charlie Fancourt, 74, had helped run the Fancourt fish stall for much
of its 71-year history at the market.
>
> But last Tuesday the well-known market character and father-of-three
died after a stroke which had left him paralysed for a year.
>
> For the full story see http://tinyurl.com/yc7ljsz
>
> Best Regards, Phil
> Romford, Havering
>

Hi Phil, you refered to Charlie as one of the "founder" members well at
74 he would only be 4 years older than me and I worked on Preedy &
sons fish stall on a Saturday as a lad of about 10 when I was at
school, so they must have been the senior founders.





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#7999

From: "colin f" <cf001l8075@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:00 pm
Subject: Re: "Final farewell to a much-loved stall-holder"

c_h_friend

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--- In RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com, "Phil" <phil.steer@...> wrote:
>
> From this week's Romford Recorder:
>
> IT may soon be "the end of an era" for Romford Market's family-run
fish stall, after one of its founding fathers died last week.
>
> Charlie Fancourt, 74, had helped run the Fancourt fish stall for much
of its 71-year history at the market.
>
> But last Tuesday the well-known market character and father-of-three
died after a stroke which had left him paralysed for a year.
>
> For the full story see http://tinyurl.com/yc7ljsz
>
> Best Regards, Phil
> Romford, Havering
>

Hi Phil, you refered to Charlie  as one of the "founder" members well at
74  he would only be 4 years older than me  and I worked on Preedy &
sons fish stall on a Saturday as a lad of about 10  when I was at
school, so they must have been the senior founders.

#7998

From: "fwatsonuk" <fwatsonuk@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:21 pm
Subject: Christmas Greetings

fwatsonuk

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Phil et al


Wishing you all a Very Happy Christmas,and a great New Year.


Best Regards


frank watson
Ynys Mon

#7997

From: "Peter Woodhouse" <rm2@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:49 pm
Subject: I can now relax Wishing all the best for Christmas

peterwoodhou...

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Christmas Eve, a time to unwind. We are going to Midnight Mass this evening.




Planning our holidays for next year. Visits to France. Plan to visit Canada
in 2011.

To all have a holy and restful break.



Peter

From: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Peggy Horsey
Sent: 24 December 2009 14:11
To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Wishing all the best for Christmas





Wonderful recall, and reminder of days 'past!' ... Thanks for sharing!
Like you we seem always to be busy ... We get up every day (with the rare
exception), at 6.00 a.m. bed around 10.30-11.00 p.m. (The only place I get
to read a book!) .. and the days are filled ... but then we are fortunate
that it is so - that we are not thumb twiddling, wondering what to do next!
Good health at our age is the 100% factor - methinks!
Have a great Christmas, and again, thanks for sharing you personal memories.
Peggy. Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: ohpollocks
To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com <mailto:RomfordHistory%40yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 8:21 AM
Subject: [RomfordHistory] Wishing all the best for Christmas

I would like to send Christmas greetings to all Romfordians, ex or
otherwise, and would wish a bright and hopeful New Year to all.

As for the site having waned. As Phil has already said it could just be the
time of year. I know that although I rarely post on the board I am looking
in and reading the content when ever I get the chance to do so but as with
everything in life it always seems that I am one step away from chasing my
own tail if you know what I mean.

The site, as I view it, is for many a contact place to relive old memories
of the market place, the flea pit and other places of their youth. For me it
is a place to read about how it was as many of the contributors speak of the
Romford before I was born or before I had a collective memory (which is why
I do not comemnt on most of the posts made).

My own early memories are made up of going to Romford with my parents via
the 174 from Harold Hill alighting at the top of the market where I would
stand amazed at the art work done by "Peter the painter" as I knew him of
his ships on cardboard, very naive in their execution but to me, as a child
they were master pieces, passing the removal firm at the top of the market
before disappearing into the old library and then out again to do the
shopping on the market before returning home.

Later, as I advanced into teenage years, I would accompany my mum to carry
the bags and trudging around the market throughout the different seasons of
the year watching the different wares being sold on the fruit and veg stalls
heralded in different periods. Tomatoes and salad items as well as
strawberries always for summer, blood oranges and pomegranates for
christmas. Now we can purchase these throughout the year but even the
thought of the last two takes me straight back to walking down South Street
loaded with bags filled with items for Christmas to the stand just beyond
the railway station to catch the 174 back to the Hill.

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#7996

From: "ohpollocks" <don.tait@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:22 pm
Subject: Re: Wishing all the best for Christmas

ohpollocks

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Thank you Peggy, As I typed my earlier post I thought it how strange that life
repeats itself. There was I bashing away saying about going to Romford to help
my mum with carrying things home when my 14 year old says "I'm off now dad" it
was then that I remembered that yes,he was going into Romford to help his mum
carry things home lol. Now I wonder what memories of the market etc he will have
when he gets to my age?

--- In RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com, "Peggy Horsey" <peggy.horsey@...> wrote:
>
> Wonderful recall, and reminder of days 'past!' ... Thanks for sharing!
> Like you we seem always to be busy ... We get up every day (with the rare
exception), at 6.00 a.m. bed around 10.30-11.00 p.m.  (The only place I get to
read a book!) .. and the days are filled ... but then we are fortunate that it
is so - that we are not thumb twiddling, wondering what to do next!  Good health
at our age is the 100% factor - methinks!
> Have a great Christmas, and again, thanks for sharing you personal memories.
> Peggy. Canada
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: ohpollocks
>   To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 8:21 AM
>   Subject: [RomfordHistory] Wishing all the best for Christmas
>
>
>
>   I would like to send Christmas greetings to all Romfordians, ex or
otherwise, and would wish a bright and hopeful New Year to all.
>
>   As for the site having waned. As Phil has already said it could just be the
time of year. I know that although I rarely post on the board I am looking in
and reading the content when ever I get the chance to do so but as with
everything in life it always seems that I am one step away from chasing my own
tail if you know what I mean.
>
>   The site, as I view it, is for many a contact place to relive old memories
of the market place, the flea pit and other places of their youth. For me it is
a place to read about how it was as many of the contributors speak of the
Romford before I was born or before I had a collective memory (which is why I do
not comemnt on most of the posts made).
>
>   My own early memories are made up of going to Romford with my parents via
the 174 from Harold Hill alighting at the top of the market where I would stand
amazed at the art work done by "Peter the painter" as I knew him of his ships on
cardboard, very naive in their execution but to me, as a child they were master
pieces, passing the removal firm at the top of the market before disappearing
into the old library and then out again to do the shopping on the market before
returning home.
>
>   Later, as I advanced into teenage years, I would accompany my mum to carry
the bags and trudging around the market throughout the different seasons of the
year watching the different wares being sold on the fruit and veg stalls
heralded in different periods. Tomatoes and salad items as well as strawberries
always for summer, blood oranges and pomegranates for christmas. Now we can
purchase these throughout the year but even the thought of the last two takes me
straight back to walking down South Street loaded with bags filled with items
for Christmas to the stand just beyond the railway station to catch the 174 back
to the Hill.
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

#7995

From: "Peggy Horsey" <peggy.horsey@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:11 pm
Subject: Re: Wishing all the best for Christmas

peggy.horsey

Offline

Wonderful recall, and reminder of days 'past!' ... Thanks for sharing!
Like you we seem always to be busy ... We get up every day (with the rare
exception), at 6.00 a.m. bed around 10.30-11.00 p.m.  (The only place I get to
read a book!) .. and the days are filled ... but then we are fortunate that it
is so - that we are not thumb twiddling, wondering what to do next!  Good health
at our age is the 100% factor - methinks!
Have a great Christmas, and again, thanks for sharing you personal memories.
Peggy. Canada

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: ohpollocks
   To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 8:21 AM
   Subject: [RomfordHistory] Wishing all the best for Christmas



   I would like to send Christmas greetings to all Romfordians, ex or otherwise,
and would wish a bright and hopeful New Year to all.

   As for the site having waned. As Phil has already said it could just be the
time of year. I know that although I rarely post on the board I am looking in
and reading the content when ever I get the chance to do so but as with
everything in life it always seems that I am one step away from chasing my own
tail if you know what I mean.

   The site, as I view it, is for many a contact place to relive old memories of
the market place, the flea pit and other places of their youth. For me it is a
place to read about how it was as many of the contributors speak of the Romford
before I was born or before I had a collective memory (which is why I do not
comemnt on most of the posts made).

   My own early memories are made up of going to Romford with my parents via the
174 from Harold Hill alighting at the top of the market where I would stand
amazed at the art work done by "Peter the painter" as I knew him of his ships on
cardboard, very naive in their execution but to me, as a child they were master
pieces, passing the removal firm at the top of the market before disappearing
into the old library and then out again to do the shopping on the market before
returning home.

   Later, as I advanced into teenage years, I would accompany my mum to carry the
bags and trudging around the market throughout the different seasons of the year
watching the different wares being sold on the fruit and veg stalls heralded in
different periods. Tomatoes and salad items as well as strawberries always for
summer, blood oranges and pomegranates for christmas. Now we can purchase these
throughout the year but even the thought of the last two takes me straight back
to walking down South Street loaded with bags filled with items for Christmas to
the stand just beyond the railway station to catch the 174 back to the Hill.





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#7994

From: "ohpollocks" <don.tait@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:21 pm
Subject: Wishing all the best for Christmas

ohpollocks

Offline

I would like to send Christmas greetings to all Romfordians, ex or otherwise,
and would wish a bright and hopeful New Year to all.

As for the site having waned. As Phil has already said it could just be the time
of year. I know that although I rarely post on the board I am looking in and
reading the content when ever I get the chance to do so but as with everything
in life it always seems that I am one step away from chasing my own tail if you
know what I mean.

The site, as I view it, is for many a contact place to relive old memories of
the market place, the flea pit and other places of their youth. For me it is a
place to read about how it was as many of the contributors speak of the Romford
before I was born or before I had a collective memory (which is why I do not
comemnt on most of the posts made).

My own early memories are made up of going to Romford with my parents via the
174 from Harold Hill alighting at the top of the market where I would stand
amazed at the art work done by "Peter the painter" as I knew him of his ships on
cardboard, very naive in their execution but to me, as a child they were master
pieces, passing the removal firm at the top of the market before disappearing
into the old library and then out again to do the shopping on the market before
returning home.

Later, as I advanced into teenage years, I would accompany my mum to carry the
bags and trudging around the market throughout the different seasons of the year
watching the different wares being sold on the fruit and veg stalls heralded in
different periods. Tomatoes and salad items as well as strawberries always for
summer, blood oranges and pomegranates for christmas. Now we can purchase these
throughout the year but even the thought of the last two takes me straight back
to walking down South Street loaded with bags filled with items for Christmas to
the stand just beyond the railway station to catch the 174 back to the Hill.

#7993

From: John Brown <stattointhailand@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:46 am
Subject: Re: Re: "Final farewell to a much-loved stall-holder"

stattointhai...

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Peggy/Phil

I for one, am very happy that the site has it's "peaks & troughs". If it was at
a constant "peak" with a doz or so messages a day, I doubt that I would get
round to reading some of them. As it is I can leave some for a day or so and
read them when it is slightly less busy.

John Brown
Udon Thani
Thailand

--- On Thu, 24/12/09, Phil <phil.steer@...> wrote:

From: Phil <phil.steer@...>
Subject: [RomfordHistory] Re: "Final farewell to a much-loved stall-holder"
To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 24 December, 2009, 18:38

       Hi Peggy,

> Phil:  The site is SO quiet of late ... do you think the interest has

> really waned, finally?  Peggy, Canada

Possibly, but then again the site has always had its 'ups and downs', and it's
also possible that we're just in one of the periodic quiet times (especially as
many people will be busy with Christmas at the moment).

Best Regards, Phil

Romford, Havering

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#7992

From: "Phil" <phil.steer@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:38 am
Subject: Re: "Final farewell to a much-loved stall-holder"

philsteer

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Hi Peggy,

> Phil:  The site is SO quiet of late ... do you think the interest has
> really waned, finally?  Peggy, Canada

Possibly, but then again the site has always had its 'ups and downs', and it's
also possible that we're just in one of the periodic quiet times (especially as
many people will be busy with Christmas at the moment).

Best Regards, Phil
Romford, Havering

#7991

From: "Peggy Horsey" <peggy.horsey@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:33 am
Subject: Re: "Final farewell to a much-loved stall-holder"

peggy.horsey

Offline

Phil:  The site is SO quiet of late ... do you think the interest has really
waned, finally?  Peggy, Canada

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Phil
   To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 6:28 AM
   Subject: [RomfordHistory] "Final farewell to a much-loved stall-holder"

   From this week's Romford Recorder:

   IT may soon be "the end of an era" for Romford Market's family-run fish stall,
after one of its founding fathers died last week.

   Charlie Fancourt, 74, had helped run the Fancourt fish stall for much of its
71-year history at the market.

   But last Tuesday the well-known market character and father-of-three died
after a stroke which had left him paralysed for a year.

   For the full story see http://tinyurl.com/yc7ljsz

   Best Regards, Phil
   Romford, Havering

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#7990

From: "Phil" <phil.steer@...>
Date: Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:28 am
Subject: "Final farewell to a much-loved stall-holder"

philsteer

Offline

From this week's Romford Recorder:

IT may soon be "the end of an era" for Romford Market's family-run fish stall,
after one of its founding fathers died last week.

Charlie Fancourt, 74, had helped run the Fancourt fish stall for much of its
71-year history at the market.

But last Tuesday the well-known market character and father-of-three died after
a stroke which had left him paralysed for a year.

For the full story see http://tinyurl.com/yc7ljsz

Best Regards, Phil
Romford, Havering

#7989

From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@...>
Date: Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:38 am
Subject: Re:

harry94th

Online Now

I didn't pick up coal on th railroad tracks but I did go through the
neighborhood with a homemade            wheelbarrow very early in the
morning picking up horse manure for our garden.  I went early because I did't
want to see anbody I knew.  Kids are cruel you know.  Harry 

________________________________
From: Mike Willis <mwillis10@...>
To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, November 27, 2009 8:44:00 AM
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

How about picking up coal along the tracks that had fallen from the tender.

----- Original Message -----
From: Victor Purkiss
To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 1:53 AM
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

Farthings on the track!! Trespassing on railway property!!!! Whatever next????

--- On Fri, 27/11/09, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
Received: Friday, 27 November, 2009, 6:38 AM

Lighten up John. On second thoughts it was'nt pennies I put on the tracks . It
was farthings. Pennies were
too hard to come by in the early thirties especially when your only seven or
eight years old and I probably only did it once.

____________ _________ _________ __
From: John Brown <stattointhailand@ yahoo.co. uk>
To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 11:52:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

Strikes me, that too many people on here, used to have far too much money and
too little sense during their younger years.

Trespassing on Railway premises ........ defacing coins of the realm ..... tut
tut .....

--- On Thu, 26/11/09, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, 26 November, 2009, 11:40

I used to put pennies on the rails when we lived in Chadwell Heath where the
tracks went under Whalebone Lane. Harry Hartshorne

____________ _________ _________ __

From: davidM <dcm1940@yahoo. com>

To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com

Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 10:40:54 AM

Subject: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

That brought back some memories.

The sight of those beautiful Brittania locos thundering past as my friends and I
stood by the track on the Jutsum's lane embankment.

We also used to put pennies on the line to flatten them!

--- In RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com, "fwatsonuk" <fwatsonuk@. ..> wrote:

>

>

> Phil, et all

>

> For thos of us that remember the steam locomotive days, and the site of the
Britannia locomotives. No 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" has recently been restored to
full working order, and I was lucky enough to see it in action on the North
Yorks Railway a couple of months ago and have put a couple of photo's on the
site for anyone interested.

>

>

> regards

>

>

> frank watson

> Isle of Anglesey

>

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#7979

From: "Mike Willis" <mwillis10@...>
Date: Fri Nov 27, 2009 2:44 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

mewillis2001

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How about picking up coal along the tracks that had fallen from the tender.

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Victor Purkiss
   To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 1:53 AM
   Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

   Farthings on the track!! Trespassing on railway property!!!! Whatever next????

   --- On Fri, 27/11/09, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@...> wrote:

   From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@...>
   Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
   To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
   Received: Friday, 27 November, 2009, 6:38 AM

   Lighten up John.  On second thoughts it was'nt pennies I put on the tracks .
It was farthings.  Pennies were
   too hard to come by in the early thirties especially when your only seven or
eight years old and I probably only did it once.

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   From: John Brown <stattointhailand@ yahoo.co. uk>
   To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
   Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 11:52:26 PM
   Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

   Strikes me, that too many people on here, used to have far too much money and
too little sense during their younger years.

   Trespassing on Railway premises ........ defacing coins of the realm ..... tut
tut .....

   --- On Thu, 26/11/09, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com> wrote:

   From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com>
   Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
   To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
   Date: Thursday, 26 November, 2009, 11:40

   I used to put pennies on the rails when we lived in Chadwell Heath where the
tracks went under Whalebone Lane.  Harry Hartshorne

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   From: davidM <dcm1940@yahoo. com>

   To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com

   Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 10:40:54 AM

   Subject: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

   That brought back some memories.

   The sight of those beautiful Brittania locos thundering past as my friends and
I stood by the track on the Jutsum's lane embankment.

   We also used to put pennies on the line to flatten them!

   --- In RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com, "fwatsonuk" <fwatsonuk@. ..> wrote:

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   >

   > Phil, et all

   >

   > For thos of us that remember the steam locomotive days, and the site of the
Britannia locomotives. No 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" has recently been restored to
full working order, and I was lucky enough to see it in action on the North
Yorks Railway a couple of months ago and have put a couple of photo's on the
site for anyone interested.

   >

   >

   > regards

   >

   >

   > frank watson

   > Isle of Anglesey

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#7978

From: Victor Purkiss <vicpur@...>
Date: Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:53 am
Subject: Re: Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

vicpur

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Farthings on the track!! Trespassing on railway property!!!! Whatever next????

--- On Fri, 27/11/09, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@...> wrote:

From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@...>
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
Received: Friday, 27 November, 2009, 6:38 AM

Lighten up John.  On second thoughts it was'nt pennies I put on the tracks . It
was farthings.  Pennies were
too hard to come by in the early thirties especially when your only seven or
eight years old and I probably only did it once. 

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From: John Brown <stattointhailand@ yahoo.co. uk>
To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 11:52:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

Strikes me, that too many people on here, used to have far too much money and
too little sense during their younger years.

Trespassing on Railway premises ........ defacing coins of the realm ..... tut
tut .....

--- On Thu, 26/11/09, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, 26 November, 2009, 11:40

I used to put pennies on the rails when we lived in Chadwell Heath where the
tracks went under Whalebone Lane.  Harry Hartshorne

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From: davidM <dcm1940@yahoo. com>

To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com

Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 10:40:54 AM

Subject: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

That brought back some memories.

The sight of those beautiful Brittania locos thundering past as my friends and I
stood by the track on the Jutsum's lane embankment.

We also used to put pennies on the line to flatten them!

--- In RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com, "fwatsonuk" <fwatsonuk@. ..> wrote:

>

>

> Phil, et all

>

> For thos of us that remember the steam locomotive days, and the site of the
Britannia locomotives. No 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" has recently been restored to
full working order, and I was lucky enough to see it in action on the North
Yorks Railway a couple of months ago and have put a couple of photo's on the
site for anyone interested.

>

>

> regards

>

>

> frank watson

> Isle of Anglesey

>

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#7977

From: John Brown <stattointhailand@...>
Date: Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:00 am
Subject: Re: Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

stattointhai...

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Sorry Harry, was meant to be funny/lighthearted, but the Emoticon's didn't work.
Just thinking, I used to buy 16 Blackjacks/fruit salad chews for 1d back in the
late fifties, how many could you have got in the thirties?
At least I know where that damaged farthing in my coin collection came from now
LOL

--- On Fri, 27/11/09, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@...> wrote:

From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@...>
Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 27 November, 2009, 0:38

       Lighten up John.  On second thoughts it was'nt pennies I put on the
tracks . It was farthings.  Pennies were

too hard to come by in the early thirties especially when your only seven or
eight years old and I probably only did it once. 

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From: John Brown <stattointhailand@ yahoo.co. uk>

To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com

Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 11:52:26 PM

Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

Strikes me, that too many people on here, used to have far too much money and
too little sense during their younger years.

Trespassing on Railway premises ........ defacing coins of the realm ..... tut
tut .....

--- On Thu, 26/11/09, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com>

Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com

Date: Thursday, 26 November, 2009, 11:40

I used to put pennies on the rails when we lived in Chadwell Heath where the
tracks went under Whalebone Lane.  Harry Hartshorne

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From: davidM <dcm1940@yahoo. com>

To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com

Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 10:40:54 AM

Subject: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

That brought back some memories.

The sight of those beautiful Brittania locos thundering past as my friends and I
stood by the track on the Jutsum's lane embankment.

We also used to put pennies on the line to flatten them!

--- In RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com, "fwatsonuk" <fwatsonuk@. ..> wrote:

>

>

> Phil, et all

>

> For thos of us that remember the steam locomotive days, and the site of the
Britannia locomotives. No 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" has recently been restored to
full working order, and I was lucky enough to see it in action on the North
Yorks Railway a couple of months ago and have put a couple of photo's on the
site for anyone interested.

>

>

> regards

>

>

> frank watson

> Isle of Anglesey

>

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#7976

From: "davidM" <dcm1940@...>
Date: Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:18 pm
Subject: Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia

dcm1940

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Methinks Harry, John was joking.
We used pennies so we must have been well off!

--- In RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@...> wrote:
>
> Lighten up John.  On second thoughts it was'nt pennies I put on the tracks .
It was farthings.  Pennies were
> too hard to come by in the early thirties especially when your only seven or
eight years old and I probably only did it once. 
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: John Brown <stattointhailand@...>
> To: RomfordHistory@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 11:52:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
>
>  
> Strikes me, that too many people on here, used to have far too much money and
too little sense during their younger years.
>
> Trespassing on Railway premises ........ defacing coins of the realm ..... tut
tut .....
>
> --- On Thu, 26/11/09, Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> From: Harry Hartshorne <harry94th@yahoo. com>
> Subject: Re: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
> To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Thursday, 26 November, 2009, 11:40
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> I used to put pennies on the rails when we lived in Chadwell Heath where the
tracks went under Whalebone Lane.  Harry Hartshorne
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> From: davidM <dcm1940@yahoo. com>
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> To: RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com
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> Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 10:40:54 AM
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> Subject: [RomfordHistory] Re: Romford Steam Nostalgia
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> That brought back some memories.
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> The sight of those beautiful Brittania locos thundering past as my friends and
I stood by the track on the Jutsum's lane embankment.
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> We also used to put pennies on the line to flatten them!
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> --- In RomfordHistory@ yahoogroups. com, "fwatsonuk" <fwatsonuk@ ..> wrote:
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> > For thos of us that remember the steam locomotive days, and the site of the
Britannia locomotives. No 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" has recently been restored to
full working order, and I was lucky enough to see it in action on the North
Yorks Railway a couple of months ago and have put a couple of photo's on the
site for anyone interested.
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> > frank watson
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> > Isle of Anglesey
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